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 |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |