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 |
|---|---|
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| spoof | deceive |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |