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 |
|---|---|
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |