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 |
|---|---|
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| cursive | running |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |