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 |
|---|---|
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| quarry | game |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| thespian | actor |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| wanton | merciless |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |