✅ A platform is a raised surface that can be used by performers or speakers (The speaker climbed onto the platform and adjusted the microphone).
✅ A podium is a smaller raised surface to be used by a speaker, by someone receiving a medal, or similar (The politician delivered an inspiring speech from the podium).
✅ Both platform and podium refer to areas that are raised in order to make someone visible to a crowd.
✅ Platform has a wider use than podium: it can refer to any raised surface or even a policy held by a politician or group (The party's platform emphasized the need for economic reform).
✅ Hair-raising means terrifying or horrifying (The ghost tour was a hair-raising experience).
✅ Spine-chilling means very frightening (The novel was absolutely spine-chilling).
✅ Both of these words describe how you might feel about a horror story or movie—and both words reflect different bodily sensations you might have while reading that story or watching that movie!
✅ Magnetism refers to the power to attract and charm people (The politician's magnetism made her very popular).
✅ Allure refers to charm or appeal (The allure of a new video game was too much to resist).
✅ Both of these words refer to a power to attract or charm. Magnetism is generally something that people have, whereas both people and things can have allure.