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
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
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projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
nibbill
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
caterto provide a supply of food