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 |
|---|---|
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |