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
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malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
bulk | magnitude |
impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |