GRE Word List

COGNIZANCE

a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)

The meaning of the word cognizance is a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing).

Random words

WordMeaning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
barda tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
emetican agent that induces vomiting