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
constituenta member of a constituency
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
crescendoa gradual increase
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
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