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 |
|---|---|
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |