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
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
alleviaterelieve
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
ordainto invest (see invest
tentativenot fully worked out or developed