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 |
|---|---|
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| edifice | building |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |