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 |
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| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |