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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renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
nourish | nurture |
scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
attire | to put garments on : dress |
commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
rectify | to set right : remedy |