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 |
|---|---|
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| invalid | not valid: |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |