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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| warrant | sanction |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |