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
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
predecessorone that precedes
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
scoretwenty
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects