GRE Word List
METROPOLIS
the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
The meaning of the word metropolis is the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| venue | locale |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| cadaver | a dead body |