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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WordMeaning
gazettenewspaper
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
debonairsuave
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
rustleto make or cause a rustle
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
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satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy