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
vitalof the utmost importance
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
leave-takingdeparture
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic