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 |
|---|---|
| trample | tramp |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| gnome | maxim |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |