GRE Word List

ORTHOGRAPHY

the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage

The meaning of the word orthography is the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage.

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WordMeaning
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
lexicona book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
leerysuspicious
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
premonitorygiving warning