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 |
|---|---|
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |