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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |