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 |
|---|---|
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |