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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| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
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| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |