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 |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| pander | to act as a pander |