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
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
drivelnonsense
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
inebriatedexhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
fugitiverunning away or intending flight