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 |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |