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 |
|---|---|
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| niggle | trifle |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |