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 |
|---|---|
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| steep | lofty |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |