dais
a raised platform for speakers or honored guests
Dais in a sentence
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The award recipients climbed onto the dais to address the crowd.
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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.
More GRE words starting with D
to engage in something superficially or as a casual pastime
to waste time or act without urgency
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marked with spots or patches of color or light
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to move slowly or waste time idly
a scarcity or shortage of something
a sudden and complete failure or collapse
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