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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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
skimpskimpy
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned