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 |
|---|---|
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |