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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |