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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WordMeaning
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
ephemerallasting a very short time
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck