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 |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |