— Lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing.
Founded by an elaborate coup d’etat, the new “king’s” court is riddled with all manner of furtive knavery architected by seedy alley dwellers, thugs, and scofflaws, or more commonly democrats.
— The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity.
Desperate to claw and cling to an all but forgotten former glory, Miley resorted to imposture when, unlike the phoenix, she rose to the stage pretending to have the import of her teenaged self, but alas without the blonde wig she was just another fame junkie with naked ambition and a wardrobe to match.