GRE Word List
DOSSIER
file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back
The meaning of the word dossier is file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quisling | traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling |
| reparation | compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair |
| festive | joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival |
| dally | trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time |
| isthmus | narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| cower | shrink quivering as from fear; cringe |
| ossify | change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas |
| flagrant | conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous |
| adjunct | something attached to but holding an inferior position |
| pall | become boring; grow tiresome |
