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 |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| inequity | injustice |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |