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 |
|---|---|
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |