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 |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| delve | excavate |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |