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.

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WordMeaning
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
sedentarynot migratory : settled
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
forda shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
remunerativeserving to remunerate