GRE Word List
DISSIMULATE
to hide under a false appearance
The meaning of the word dissimulate is to hide under a false appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |