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
submergeto put under water
capacitylegal competency (see competence
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
appendattach
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful