GRE Word List
SUSTAIN
suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners
The meaning of the word sustain is suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sloth | slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent |
| salvage | rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved |
| foresight | ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future |
| desperado | reckless, desperate outlaw |
| vindicate | clear from blame; free from blame or accusation (with supporting proof); exonerate; substantiate; justify or support; avenge; Ex. vindicate one's client; Ex. vindicate one's claim; CF. vindicator |
| blush | become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N. |
| veracious | (of a person) truthful |
| aseptic | preventing infection; having a cleansing effect |
| psyche | soul; mind |
| masochist | person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism |
