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 |
|---|---|
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| distend | extend |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |