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 |
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| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
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| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |