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 |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |