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 |
|---|---|
| premonitory | giving warning |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |