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

WordMeaning
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
decreean order usually having the force of law
degradationthe act or process of degrading
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence