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 |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| wanton | merciless |