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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| Word | Meaning |
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| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| unsavory | insipid |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |