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 |
|---|---|
| slapdash | haphazard |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |