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 |
|---|---|
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |