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 |
|---|---|
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| ramification | branch |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |