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 |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |