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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WordMeaning
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
fructifyto bear fruit
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs