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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |