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 |
|---|---|
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |