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
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
heedlessnot taking heed : inconsiderate
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
diversediffering from one another : unlike
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless