GRE Word List

DISSEMBLE

to hide under a false appearance

The meaning of the word dissemble is to hide under a false appearance.

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benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
abodethe place where one lives : home
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice