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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coincorner
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
dissentto withhold assent or approval
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
severto put or keep apart : divide
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)