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 |
|---|---|
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| forte | one's strong point |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |