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 |
|---|---|
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| diva | prima donna |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| opulence | wealth |