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 |
|---|---|
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| distend | extend |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |