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 |
|---|---|
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |