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 |
|---|---|
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| abnegation | denial |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |