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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| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |