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 |
|---|---|
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |