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 |
|---|---|
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |