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
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tantruma fit of bad temper
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
compulsionan act of compelling
overtopen to view : manifest
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease