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).

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WordMeaning
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
garbledmade unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up
remediablecapable of being remedied
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge