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.

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WordMeaning
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
impoliticnot politic : unwise
foppishfoolish
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
sojourna temporary stay
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use