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 |
|---|---|
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| render | to melt down |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |