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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frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
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instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
viablecapable of living
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