GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |