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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |