GRE Word List

SOJOURN

a temporary stay

The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.

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WordMeaning
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
apoplexystroke
potentateruler
dintforce
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness