TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-Dec-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 08-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists misnomer [ mis-NOH-mer ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. naming a person or thing erroneously 2. an unsuitable or inappropriate name or identification USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The name Black box, given to the flight data recorder of an aircraft is in fact a misnomer because it is neither a box nor is it black in colour. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Black Box, the Edinburgh International Film Festival's strand devoted to experimental moving images, operates under something of a misnomer. The Herald, Where things aren't just black and white, JACK MOTTRAM, August 24 2007 garnish [ GAHR-nish ] [...