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 |
|---|---|
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| chafe | irritate |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| commune | talk over |