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 |
|---|---|
| meander | a winding path or course |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |