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 |
|---|---|
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| colloquy | conversation |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |