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 |
|---|---|
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| dominate | rule |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |