GRE Word List

SUSTAIN

to give support or relief to

The meaning of the word sustain is to give support or relief to.

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WordMeaning
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
diatribea bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other