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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WordMeaning
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
extolto praise highly : glorify
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
ricketyaffected with rickets
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed