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 |
|---|---|
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| giddy | dizzy |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |