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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| haggard | not tamed |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |