GRE Word List
SPOONERISM
a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
The meaning of the word spoonerism is a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |