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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| nib | bill |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |