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 |
|---|---|
| sentinel | sentry |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |