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 |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| microcosm | a little world |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |