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 |
|---|---|
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| prank | trick |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |