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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WordMeaning
benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
impedimentsomething that impedes
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
meagerhaving little flesh : thin