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 |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |