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 |
|---|---|
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| reckon | count |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |