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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| Word | Meaning |
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| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| guy | man |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |