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 |
|---|---|
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| quarry | game |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| 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) |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| juncture | a point of time |
| diva | prima donna |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |