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
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
relegateto send into exile : banish
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
perditioneternal damnation