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 |
|---|---|
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |