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 |
|---|---|
| dys- | abnormal |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |