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 |
|---|---|
| ignite | to set afire |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| passe | past one's prime |
| scotch | scottish |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |