GRE Word List
KNAVE
a tricky deceitful fellow
The meaning of the word knave is a tricky deceitful fellow.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| actuary | clerk |