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 |
|---|---|
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| devious | wandering |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |