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

WordMeaning
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder