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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necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
ravenous | rapacious |
ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |