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 |
|---|---|
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| warranted | sanction |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |