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 |
|---|---|
| biting | having the power to bite |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| obscure | dark |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |