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 |
|---|---|
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |