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 |
|---|---|
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| asunder | into parts |
| rightful | just |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |