GRE Word List
KNAVE
a tricky deceitful fellow
The meaning of the word knave is a tricky deceitful fellow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |