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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| mystic | mystical |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| eventual | contingent |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| dart | a light spear |