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

WordMeaning
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
supersedeto cause to be set aside
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress