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

WordMeaning
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
alleviaterelieve
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state