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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|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| quorum | a select group |
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| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |