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

WordMeaning
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation