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 |
|---|---|
| lode | waterway |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |