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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parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
discomposeto destroy the composure of
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
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marshala high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
inebriateone who is drunk
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed