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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fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded