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 |
|---|---|
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| gazette | newspaper |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |