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 |
|---|---|
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| duration | continuance in time |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |