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 |
|---|---|
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |