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 |
|---|---|
| frigid | intensely cold |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| dire | exciting horror |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |