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 |
|---|---|
| chafe | irritate |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |