VCR Lesson 7 Presentation
Maulik Sarin
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE WORD FROM LESSON 7
Horizontal organization, one of the main tools of Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, consists of ____________ smaller companies under the umbrella of a larger one.
Word
Subsume
tr. v. To place in a larger category or under a general heading or principle
noun form: Subsumption
Etymology
Medieval Latin
Sub- from below
Sumere- to take
Synonyms
Categorize
Classify
Absorb
Annex
Integrate
Antonyms
CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE SENTENCE IN WHICH THE WORD IN BOLD-FACED TYPE IS USED INCORRECTLY.
a) District courts are subsumed under the Appellate courts which are subsumed under the Supreme Court.
b) Exxon Mobile, BP, Cheveron, and Marathon are all subsumptions of Standard oil.
c) The failed subsumption of Snapple by Quaker Oats resulted in a loss that added up to $1.6 million per day.
d) By 1991, the USSR had subsumed 15 republics spanning 8.6 million square miles.
ANSWER
b. Though the first four foil companies were subsumed, they are not subsumptions, the act of subsuming.