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

WordMeaning
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
intermediarymediator
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
startto move suddenly and violently : spring