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 |
|---|---|
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| spare | not being used |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |