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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| occident | west |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |