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 |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| wastrel | vagabond |