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 |
|---|---|
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| congruent | congruous |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| inanimate | not animate: |