GRE Word List
REPOSITORY
a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository
The meaning of the word repository is a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |