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 |
|---|---|
| catholic | roman catholic |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| wanton | merciless |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| politic | political |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |