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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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
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| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |