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 |
|---|---|
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| flounder | flatfish |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |