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 |
|---|---|
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| append | attach |