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 |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| nomenclature | name |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
