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
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
incontinentnot continent: such as
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech