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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |