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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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| collected | gathered together |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |