GRE Word List
DAIS
a raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
The meaning of the word dais is a raised platform (as in a hall or large room).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |