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
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
malodoroushaving a bad odor
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
betrayto lead astray