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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heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
etymologythe 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
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
flirtto move erratically : flit
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment