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 |
|---|---|
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| warranted | sanction |
| onus | burden |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |