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 |
|---|---|
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| conflagration | fire |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |