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 |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |