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 |
|---|---|
| postulate | demand |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |