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).

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WordMeaning
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
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blisscomplete happiness
cloistera monastic establishment
dilateto become enlarged or widened
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
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whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
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