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 |
|---|---|
| frigid | intensely cold |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |