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.
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| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| dour | stern |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
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| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |