GRE Word List
SUSTAIN
to give support or relief to
The meaning of the word sustain is to give support or relief to.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| 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 |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| ignite | to set afire |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |