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 |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |