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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| Word | Meaning |
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| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| application | an act of applying: |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |