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
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
precipitousprecipitate
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
yoretime past and especially long past
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console