Question

Anne Frank in the book says she found that she gets on better when she is shamming. What does she mean?

Answer 1

Anne is referring to her ability to pretend or make non-commital remarks. Through most of the text she is completely blunt with her opinions and says exactly shat she means. In context, she says that "shamming" a bit enables her to get along better with the people around her.

Answer 2

She basically means she does better when she lies.

Shamming: falsely present something as the truth.

Explanation: Shamming: falsely present something as the truth.