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
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
pendingduring
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless