GRE Word List

SUSTAIN

to give support or relief to

The meaning of the word sustain is to give support or relief to.

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WordMeaning
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
buffeta blow especially with the hand
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form