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
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
ripto tear or split apart or open
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious