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 |
|---|---|
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |