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 |
|---|---|
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |