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 |
|---|---|
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| drab | slattern |