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 |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| magnitude | great size or extent |