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 |
|---|---|
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| garnish | decorate |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |