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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| betray | to lead astray |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |