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
vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
solicitto make petition to : entreat
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
asunderinto parts
rightfuljust
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant