GRE Word List
SYLLOGISM
logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
The meaning of the word syllogism is logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| witticism | witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark) |
| canto | division of a long poem |
| trenchant | cutting; incisive; keen |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
| heterodox | (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional |
| accolade | award of merit; strong praise and approval |
| visceral | felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate |
| transport | strong emotion; rapture; Ex. in a transport/transports of; V: move to strong emotion; enrapture |
| subaltern | subordinate |
| miserly | stingy; mean |
