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

WordMeaning
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
expoundto set forth : state
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
striatedmarked with striations or striae
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
apiaristbeekeeper
wardthe action or process of guarding
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
lamentto mourn aloud : wail