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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opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
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withholdto hold back from action : check
suppliantsupplicant
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
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