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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |