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
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion