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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| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| flounder | flatfish |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |