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 |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |