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 |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| foppish | foolish |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |