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 |
|---|---|
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| scion | descendant |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| boor | peasant |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |