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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| contrive | devise |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| foppish | foolish |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |