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 |
|---|---|
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |