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 |
|---|---|
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |