GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |