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 |
|---|---|
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| dingy | dirty |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |