GRE Word List
DAIS
raised platform for speakers or other important people
The meaning of the word dais is raised platform for speakers or other important people.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accoutre | equip; N. accoutrement |
| conformist | person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group; OP. nonconformist: one who does not conform to accepted beliefs of norms |
| arbiter | person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware |
| expedient | suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient |
| pundit | authority on a subject; expert; learned person |
| obituary | death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ. |
| superimpose | place over something else |
| pertinacious | holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent |
| coagulate | congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant |
| foul | very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul |
