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 |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| recast | to cast again |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |