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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |