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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culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
extolto praise highly : glorify
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
allureto entice by charm or attraction
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound