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 |
|---|---|
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
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| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |