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 |
|---|---|
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |