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 |
|---|---|
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |