GRE Word List
DISSIMULATE
to hide under a false appearance
The meaning of the word dissimulate is to hide under a false appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| billowing | wave |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| countenance | look |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| seemly | good-looking |
| demur | to take exception : object |