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").

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WordMeaning
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
espousemarry
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
approbationcommendation
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
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overseesurvey
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family