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 |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |