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
mausoleuma large tomb
gauchelacking social experience or grace
buffeta blow especially with the hand
expenditurethe act or process of expending
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
adjacentnot distant : nearby