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 |
|---|---|
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |