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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

covenant

noun

Definition

a formal agreement

In a sentence

The two nations signed a covenant.

Similar words

  • pact
  • agreement

Why this word matters: covenant appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.