GRE Word List
DOSSIER
a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
The meaning of the word dossier is a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |