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 |
|---|---|
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |