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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attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
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sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
inopportuneinconvenient
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
demurereserved
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
pento shut in or as if in a pen
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious