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
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
passepast one's prime
warrantedsanction
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
jesta joking or mocking remark
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
repulseto drive or beat back : repel