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
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
museto become absorbed in thought
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness