Question

she said it had shed light on the most difficult questions she must assess: the convicts “capacity for dissimulation” and his degree of dangerousness. source: new york times in this sentence, dissimulation means: the act of beginning again a sudden uncontrollable attack the act of deceiving a change for the better

Explanation:

The context suggests assessing a convict's ability to hide true nature or intentions. "Dissimulation" means concealing one's true feelings or intentions, which is deception.

Answer:

the act of deceiving