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
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
cataclysmflood
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination