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 |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |