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 |
|---|---|
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| query | question |