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 |
|---|---|
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| encompass | include |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |