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 |
|---|---|
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |