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 |
|---|---|
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| haggard | not tamed |