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 |
|---|---|
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |