GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| politic | political |