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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| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |