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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| viable | capable of living |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |