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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rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route