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 |
|---|---|
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| enhance | heighten |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| asunder | into parts |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |