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 |
|---|---|
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |