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 |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| aver | to declare positively |