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 |
|---|---|
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |