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 |
|---|---|
| mortician | undertaker |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |