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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disquietude | anxiety |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
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| sentinel | sentry |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
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