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 |
|---|---|
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| rightful | just |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |