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 |
|---|---|
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| facade | the front of a building |