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 |
|---|---|
| sportive | frolicsome |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |