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 |
|---|---|
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| fuddle | booze |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| license | permission to act |