GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| verge | brink |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |