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
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
betrothto promise to marry
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
quietudea quiet state : repose
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company