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 |
|---|---|
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| exploit | deed |
| billowing | wave |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |