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 |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| comestible | edible |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |