GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |