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
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ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
trenchant | keen |
disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
ravenous | rapacious |