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 |
|---|---|
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| colloquy | conversation |
| kismet | fate |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| mystic | mystical |