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 |
|---|---|
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| slew | a large number |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |