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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |