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
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| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| schism | division |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |