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 |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| acclaim | applaud |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| engender | beget |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |