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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WordMeaning
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
grottocave
chassisthe supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television)
couriermessenger
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
haggardnot tamed
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation