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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |