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 |
|---|---|
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
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| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| natal | native |
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| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
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