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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tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
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ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
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unwittingnot knowing : unaware
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling