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 |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |