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 |
|---|---|
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |