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 |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |