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

WordMeaning
igniteto set afire
quotidianoccurring every day
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
passepast one's prime
scotchscottish
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
heedlessnot taking heed : inconsiderate
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
idlenot occupied or employed: such as