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 |
|---|---|
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |