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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| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |