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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humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking