GRE Word List
DISSEMBLE
to hide under a false appearance
The meaning of the word dissemble is to hide under a false appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poise | balance |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |