knave

Definition of knave

Nouns

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
Synonyms:
rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet
Type of:
scoundrel, villain
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
Synonyms:
jack
Type of:
court card, face card, picture card
one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face

Vocabulary Lists for knave

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

Sophocles's Oedipus the King »(656 words)
  • suppliant
  • adjure
  • woe
  • slay
  • suborn

GRE remedial list large »(500 words)
  • abnegation
  • abrogate
  • abscission
  • abscond
  • abstemious

charge d'affaires »(415 words)
  • abnegation
  • abrogate
  • abstruse
  • abysmal
  • accoutre

Julius Caesar, Act I Scene I »(282 words)
  • unfirm
  • accoutre
  • unbrace
  • preform
  • soothsayer

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales - Beginning »(773 words)
Vocabulary words from The Canterbury Tales, from...
  • Theseus
  • narcotise
  • citole
  • drey
  • girasol

Words that contain knave

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