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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venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
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repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
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comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
stereotypeto make a stereotype from
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
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fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them