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 |
|---|---|
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| growl | rumble |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |