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 |
|---|---|
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |