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 |
|---|---|
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |