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 |
|---|---|
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |