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
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
suppliantsupplicant
bevya large group or collection
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
monotonytedious sameness
drivelnonsense
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
inadvertentlyunintentional
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed