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
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
purportedreputed
crochetneedlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
anachronisman error in chronology