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 |
|---|---|
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| colloquy | conversation |
| congruent | congruous |
| bulk | magnitude |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |