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 |
|---|---|
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| quarry | game |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |