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 |
|---|---|
| boor | peasant |
| executor | one who executes something |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| motley | variegated in color |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |