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 |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| repercussion | reflection |
| trample | tramp |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |