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 |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |