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 |
|---|---|
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |