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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| ploy | escapade |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |