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 |
|---|---|
| victuals | food usable by people |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| diva | prima donna |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |