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
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| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
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