GRE Word List
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")
The meaning of the word syllogism is 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").
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| occident | west |
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| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |