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 |
|---|---|
| kismet | fate |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| skimp | skimpy |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |