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 |
|---|---|
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |