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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WordMeaning
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
overweeningarrogant
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile