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 |
|---|---|
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |