GRE Word List
KNAVE
a tricky deceitful fellow
The meaning of the word knave is a tricky deceitful fellow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| hap | happening |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |