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
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
prowessdistinguished bravery
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
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