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 |
|---|---|
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |