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 |
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| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| nib | bill |