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 |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |