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 |
|---|---|
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| garnish | decorate |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |