GRE Word List

KNAVE

a tricky deceitful fellow

The meaning of the word knave is a tricky deceitful fellow.

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bullya blustering, browbeating person
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
antithesisthe direct opposite
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
conscientiousmeticulous
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
appriseto give notice to : tell
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom