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
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
celerityrapidity of motion or action
nubileof marriageable condition or age
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
cowthe mature female of cattle (genus Bos)
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them