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 |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| groom | bridegroom |
| addle | rotten |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| nomenclature | name |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |