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 |
|---|---|
| sophist | philosopher |
| passe | past one's prime |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |