GRE Word List

SUSTAIN

to give support or relief to

The meaning of the word sustain is to give support or relief to.

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WordMeaning
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
quadrupedan animal having four feet
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)