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 |
|---|---|
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |