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 |
|---|---|
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| fluke | flatfish |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |