Session 44 Flashcards
Simulation
Pretending to be genuine article by taking on a similar appearance
Copying the real thing
Dissimulation
concealmentof one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence.
“an attempt at dissimulation”
Dissemble
concealordisguiseone’s true feelings or beliefs
“she smiled, dissembling her true emotion”
Elevate
to move somebody/something to a higher place or more important position
Levitation
the rising or lifting of a person or thing as if by magic.
Levity
behaviour or speech showing a lack of respect for something serious or treating a serious matter with humour
Ambivalent
having or showing a mixture of feelings or opinions about something or somebody
Oscillate
to keep moving from one position to another and back again
to keep changing from one extreme of feeling or behaviour to another, and back again
Levitate
to move somebody/something up from the ground so that they stay in the air without any support by using special mental or magical powers; to rise in this way