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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WordMeaning
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
canarda false or unfounded report or story
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
induceto move by persuasion or influence
vitriolicbitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses