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 |
|---|---|
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| pilfer | steal |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |