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
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
guisea form or style of dress : costume
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
meleea confused struggle
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury