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
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
antiquityancient times
natationthe action or art of swimming
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated