GRE Word List
REPOSITORY
storehouse
The meaning of the word repository is storehouse.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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improvident | thriftless; not providing for the future |
myopic | nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia |
mores | conventions; moral standards; moral customs |
predicament | difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma |
pluck | courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave |
burlesque | give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly |
slander | defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous |
stout | rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter |
aseptic | preventing infection; having a cleansing effect |
finish | surface texture; completeness of execution |