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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| warrant | sanction |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |