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 |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |