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 |
|---|---|
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| fester | to generate pus |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |