GRE Word List

SUSTAIN

to give support or relief to

The meaning of the word sustain is to give support or relief to.

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WordMeaning
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
apiculturethe keeping of bees especially on a large scale
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
asunderinto parts