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 |
|---|---|
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| concordat | compact |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |