GRE Word List
SUSTAIN
to give support or relief to
The meaning of the word sustain is to give support or relief to.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |