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 |
|---|---|
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| decipher | decode |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |