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 |
|---|---|
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |