GRE Word List

SUBALTERN

particular with reference to a related universal proposition

The meaning of the word subaltern is particular with reference to a related universal proposition.

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WordMeaning
bitinghaving the power to bite
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
obscuredark
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
galleya ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric