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
docileeasily taught
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
ventriloquistone who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right