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 |
|---|---|
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |