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 |
|---|---|
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| categorical | absolute |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| rightful | just |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |