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 |
|---|---|
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |