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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ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
trenchantkeen
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
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