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 |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| hap | happening |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |