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 |
|---|---|
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |