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 |
|---|---|
| chivalrous | valiant |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| forebears | ancestor |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |