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 |
|---|---|
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |