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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| 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) |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |