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 |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| drivel | nonsense |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |