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.

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virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
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onusburden
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
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