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 |
|---|---|
| pitfall | trap |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
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| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |