GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |