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 |
|---|---|
| fell | skin |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |