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 |
|---|---|
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| provenance | origin |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |