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

WordMeaning
remediablecapable of being remedied
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
pliantpliable
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
declivitydownward inclination
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints