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
dominaterule
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
dilateto become enlarged or widened
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
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