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 |
|---|---|
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |