GRE Word List
SUBSUME
to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
The meaning of the word subsume is to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |