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
outmodednot being in style
vergebrink
bolstera long pillow or cushion
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
filchto steal secretly or casually
ployescapade
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade