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 |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |