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

WordMeaning
litheeasily bent or flexed
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
slackento make less active : slow up
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
postulatedemand
grudgingunwilling
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
meandera winding path or course