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

WordMeaning
dismissto permit or cause to leave
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
verbalizeto express something in words
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation