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 |
|---|---|
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| inert | lacking the power to move |