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
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
compilationthe act or process of compiling
impingeencroach
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually