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

WordMeaning
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
encircleto form a circle around : surround
aptitudeinclination
ponderousof very great weight