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 |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
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| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| delusive | likely to delude |