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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willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
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stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
decreean order usually having the force of law
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
blotchto mark or mar with blotches