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 |
|---|---|
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |