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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| Word | Meaning |
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| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |