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
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
askewout of line : at an angle
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
writheto twist into coils or folds
congruentcongruous
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing