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
dina loud continued noise
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
untenablenot able to be defended
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law