GRE Word List

DISQUISITION

a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse

The meaning of the word disquisition is a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse.

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somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
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reparteea quick and witty reply
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flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset