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 |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |