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 |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| condole | grieve |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |