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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| nourish | nurture |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| stench | stink |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |