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 |
|---|---|
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |