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 |
|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |