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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |