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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
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