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 |
|---|---|
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| harass | exhaust |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |