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
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
expoundto set forth : state
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
concentrichaving a common center
fraileasily led into evil
figmentsomething made up or contrived
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly