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
brochurepamphlet
culminationthe action of culminating
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
frivolousof little weight or importance
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
besiegeto surround with armed forces