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 |
|---|---|
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |