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 |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| wreak | bring about |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |