GRE Word List
SUBALTERN
subordinate
The meaning of the word subaltern is subordinate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revelry | boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration |
| humid | damp; N. humidity |
| outmoded | no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned |
| irretrievable | impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve |
| sentinel | sentry; lookout |
| cessation | stoppage |
| dotage | senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage |
| flinch | hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger. |
| parameter | limit; independent variable; Ex. parameters of the problem; Ex. within the parameters of the budget |
| obviate | make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need |