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
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
inflateddistended with air or gas
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
miragean optical (see optical
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
unbridledunrestrained
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence