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 |
|---|---|
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| influx | a coming in |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |