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 |
|---|---|
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| purported | reputed |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |