SAT vocabulary
Veil
To conceal or disguise, especially with a veil or a similar covering; to obscure.
Example
"She tried to veil her true feelings behind a polite smile, but her eyes betrayed her disappointment."
Etymology
From Old French *veile*, from Latin *vela* 'sail, curtain, veil.'
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