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

WordMeaning
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments