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 |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |