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 |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |