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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stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
redress | to set right : remedy |
irate | roused to ire |
podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |