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

WordMeaning
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
propsomething that props or sustains : support
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
prepossessingcreating prejudice
syllogisma 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")
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
giddydizzy