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 |
|---|---|
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| pending | during |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |