GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |