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 |
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| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |