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 |
|---|---|
| hirsute | hairy |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| actuary | clerk |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |