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 |
|---|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |