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 |
|---|---|
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |