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 |
|---|---|
| dire | exciting horror |
| stench | stink |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |