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 |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |