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 |
|---|---|
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| provident | frugal |