GRE Word List

SOJOURN

a temporary stay

The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.

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rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
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sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
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