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
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referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
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degradationthe act or process of degrading
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations