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 |
|---|---|
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |