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 |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |