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 |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |