GRE Word List
SUBSUME
include (as a member of a group); encompass
The meaning of the word subsume is include (as a member of a group); encompass.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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extirpate | root up; uproot; destroy completely |
engaged | employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict |
apologist | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |
adjacent | adjoining; neighboring; close by |
prosperity | good fortune and financial success; physical well-being |
tyro | beginner; novice |
salubrious | healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health |
lavish | liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance |
sensual | devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips |
forbearance | patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison |