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 |
|---|---|
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |