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
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
amendto put right
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects