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 |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |