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 |
|---|---|
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
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| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |