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 |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |