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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| actuary | clerk |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |