GRE Word List
SUBSUME
include (as a member of a group); encompass
The meaning of the word subsume is include (as a member of a group); encompass.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
| engaged | employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict |
| apologist | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |
| adjacent | adjoining; neighboring; close by |
| prosperity | good fortune and financial success; physical well-being |
| tyro | beginner; novice |
| salubrious | healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health |
| lavish | liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance |
| sensual | devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips |
| forbearance | patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison |
