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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WordMeaning
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting