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
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
havenharbor
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
dowseto plunge into water
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as