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
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
quoruma select group