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 |
|---|---|
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| apiarist | beekeeper |