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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debonair | suave |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| contrive | devise |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |