GRE Word List
SOJOURN
temporary stay; V: stay for a time
The meaning of the word sojourn is temporary stay; V: stay for a time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contagion | infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air |
| renegade | deserter; traitor; ADJ. |
| enormity | hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous |
| somatic | pertaining to the body; bodily; physical |
| exodus | departure (of a large number of people) |
| inimitable | matchless; not able to be imitated |
| subsistence | existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level) |
| corrugated | wrinkled; ridged |
| decoy | lure or bait; V. |
| invoke | call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); Ex. invoke the veto power; Ex. invoke one's advisor/God |
