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 |
|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| mendicant | beggar |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |