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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WordMeaning
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
mutinousdisposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
ancestryline of descent : lineage
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
predecessorone that precedes