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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pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
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retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
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munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
seedycontaining or full of seeds
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element