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
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
meleea confused struggle
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring