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 |
|---|---|
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |