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 |
|---|---|
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |