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 |
|---|---|
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |