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
gushto issue copiously or violently
siftto put through a sieve
randoma haphazard course
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
filthfoul or putrid matter
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded