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).

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WordMeaning
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
kismetfate
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
antiquityancient times
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing