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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WordMeaning
insensatelacking sense or understanding
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
slackento make less active : slow up
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control