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
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
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enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
implyto express indirectly
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
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nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
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