GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| bevy | a large group or collection |