cognizance vs haze

cognizance

noun
  • An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house. 

  • Notice or awareness. 

  • Jurisdiction. 

haze

noun
  • Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.) 

  • An analogous dullness on a surface that is ideally highly reflective or transparent. 

  • A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid. 

  • Any state suggestive of haze in the atmosphere, such as mental confusion or vagueness of memory. 

  • The degree of cloudiness or turbidity in a clear glass or plastic, measured in percent. 

  • Any substance causing turbidity in beer or wine. 

verb
  • To use aversive stimuli on (a wild animal, such as a bear) to encourage it to keep its distance from humans. 

  • To oppress or harass by forcing to do hard and unnecessary work. 

  • To be or become hazy, or thick with haze. 

  • To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit. 

  • In a rodeo, to assist the bulldogger by keeping (the steer) running in a straight line. 

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