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 |
|---|---|
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |