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 |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |