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.

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WordMeaning
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of