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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |