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 |
|---|---|
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| ebullient | boiling |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| sheer | unqualified |