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 |
|---|---|
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |