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 |
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| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |