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

WordMeaning
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expenditurethe act or process of expending
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
frolicfull of fun : merry