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 |
|---|---|
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| mystic | mystical |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |