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
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
compellingthat compels: such as
interiman intervening time : interval
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness