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 |
|---|---|
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| mystic | mystical |
| demented | mad |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |