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).

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WordMeaning
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young