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 |
|---|---|
| violate | break |
| boor | peasant |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |