Dissembler
31Irony — I ron*y, n. [L. ironia, Gr. ? dissimulation, fr. ? a dissembler in speech, fr. ? to speak; perh. akin to E. word: cf. F. ironie.] [1913 Webster] 1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. [1913… …
32dissemble — verb (dissembled; dissembling) Etymology: Middle English dissymblen, alteration of dissimulen, from Middle French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulare more at dissimulate Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to hide under a false appearance …
33irony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler Date: 1502 1. a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other s false conceptions conspicuous by adroit… …
34simular — I. noun Etymology: irregular from Latin simulare to simulate Date: 1526 archaic one that simulates ; dissembler II. adjective Date: circa 1610 archaic counterfeit, pretended …
35Dominican Republic — Not to be confused with The Commonwealth of Dominica. Dominican Republic República Dominicana (Spanish) …
36Pontifex Maximus — The Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the Ancient Roman College of Pontiffs. This was the most important position in the Ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post. A distinctly… …
37John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland — For other people named John Dudley, see John Dudley (disambiguation). John Dudley Born 1504 London …
38I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (novel) — infobox Book | name = I Never Promised You a Rose Garden title orig = translator = image caption = author = Joanne Greenberg illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Autobiographical novel publisher …
39Best Bakery case — The Best Bakery case (also called Tulsi Bakery case) was a legal case involving the burning down of the Best Bakery on March 1, 2002, in Vadodara, India. The incident, which resulted in the deaths of 14… …
40Jonathan Maccabaeus — was leader of the Hasmonean Dynasty of Judea from 161 to 143 BCE. He is called also Apphus (Ἀπφοῦς (Syriac, image )) = the dissembler or the diplomat , in allusion to a trait prominent in him; 1 Maccabees ii. 5).Leader of the JewsJonathan… …
