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 |
|---|---|
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |