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 |
|---|---|
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |