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 |
|---|---|
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |