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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WordMeaning
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
whimsywhim
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
unseemlynot seemly: such as
retiringreserved
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
veerto change direction or course
betokento typify beforehand : presage
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people