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 |
|---|---|
| suppliant | supplicant |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| chafe | irritate |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |