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 |
|---|---|
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| entity | being |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |