GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| scapegoat | a 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 |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |