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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |