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
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
swillwash
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
anachronisman error in chronology
retortto pay or hurl back : return
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure