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

WordMeaning
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
ancestryline of descent : lineage
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
meagerhaving little flesh : thin