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 |
|---|---|
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| gnome | maxim |