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
witherto become dry and sapless
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
fructifyto bear fruit
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery