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 |
|---|---|
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| privy | private |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |