GRE Word List

DISSIMULATE

to hide under a false appearance

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

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WordMeaning
appendattach
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
cringeto recoil in distaste
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)