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.

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WordMeaning
approbationcommendation
indicativeserving to indicate
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
flipto toss so as to cause to turn over in the air
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
whimsywhim
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
malignevil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided