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 |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| hardy | bold |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| beleaguer | besiege |