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 |
|---|---|
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| tome | book |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |