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 |
|---|---|
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| giddy | dizzy |