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 |
|---|---|
| apoplexy | stroke |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| lampoon | satire |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |