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 |
|---|---|
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |