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
headlongheadfirst
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
inanimatenot animate:
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
pendantsomething suspended: such as
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
retiringreserved
desiccateto dry up