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 |
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| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |