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 |
|---|---|
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| spate | freshet |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| primal | original |