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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| Word | Meaning |
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| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
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| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
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| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |