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 |
|---|---|
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| recast | to cast again |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |