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 |
|---|---|
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| espouse | marry |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| approbation | commendation |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| oversee | survey |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |