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 |
|---|---|
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |