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 |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |