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 |
|---|---|
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |