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 |
|---|---|
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| wreak | bring about |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| sibling | sib |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |