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 |
|---|---|
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| hap | happening |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |