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
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
lanknot well filled out : slender
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity