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 |
|---|---|
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |