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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |