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 |
|---|---|
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |