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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |