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 |
|---|---|
| lode | waterway |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| sybarite | voluptuary |