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 |
|---|---|
| regime | regimen |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| shove | to push along |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |