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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| whittle | a large knife |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |