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 |
|---|---|
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |