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 |
|---|---|
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| debonair | suave |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |