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 |
|---|---|
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| fester | to generate pus |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |