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 |
|---|---|
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| defer | put off |
| crass | gross |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| dour | stern |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
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| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |