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
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
recitala detailed account : enumeration
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light