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
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
serebeing dried and withered
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
comportto be fitting : accord
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
precipitousprecipitate