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 |
|---|---|
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| hallowed | holy |