GRE Word List

COVENANT

a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact

The meaning of the word covenant is a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact.

Random words

WordMeaning
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
coalesceto grow together
impuissanceweakness
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle