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 |
|---|---|
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| fete | festival |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| rightful | just |