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 |
|---|---|
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |