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
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| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |