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 |
|---|---|
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |