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 |
|---|---|
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |