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 |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |