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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| regime | regimen |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |