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 |
|---|---|
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| calorific | caloric |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |