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 |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| pending | during |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |