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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countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
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frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
swathea band used in swathing
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity