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 |
|---|---|
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |