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 |
|---|---|
| engender | beget |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| stilted | pompous |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |