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
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
soarto fly aloft or about
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
ebullientboiling
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
repelto drive back : repulse
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges