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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| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
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| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
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| extant | currently or actually existing |