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 |
|---|---|
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| sophist | philosopher |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |