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
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
commandeerto compel to perform military service
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
disconcertto throw into confusion
comaa state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
avowto declare assuredly