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.
Random words
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prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
elusive | tending to elude: such as |
abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
precipitant | precipitate |
estimable | capable of being estimated |
garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |