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
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
paradigmexample
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
piscatorialpiscatory
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it