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 |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |