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
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
raptlifted up and carried away
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
deviouswandering
paltryinferior
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point