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 |
|---|---|
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| hap | happening |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |