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 |
|---|---|
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |