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

WordMeaning
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
flirtto move erratically : flit
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
anarchyabsence of government
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist