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 |
|---|---|
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| drivel | nonsense |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |