GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |