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 |
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sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
tactful | having or showing tact |
expenditure | the act or process of expending |
recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |