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 |
|---|---|
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |