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 |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
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| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| headlong | headfirst |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |