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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azurethe blue color of the clear sky
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
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weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
warrantedsanction
betokento typify beforehand : presage
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
supplicateto make a humble entreaty
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent