GRE Word List
SOJOURN
a temporary stay
The meaning of the word sojourn is a temporary stay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |