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 |
|---|---|
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| minuscule | very small |
| cohorts | companion |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |