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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |