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
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship