GRE Word List
MISNOMER
the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
The meaning of the word misnomer is the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |