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 |
|---|---|
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |