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 |
|---|---|
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |