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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gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
habituateto make used to something : accustom
effusionan act of effusing
brawnthe flesh of a boar