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 |
|---|---|
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |