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 |
|---|---|
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| facade | the front of a building |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |