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 |
|---|---|
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
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| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |