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 |
|---|---|
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |