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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| quicksilver | mercury |
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| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
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| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |