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 |
|---|---|
| limp | to walk lamely |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| desperate | having lost hope |