GRE Word List
KNAVE
a tricky deceitful fellow
The meaning of the word knave is a tricky deceitful fellow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| unsavory | insipid |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |