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 |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |