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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WordMeaning
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
procurementthe act or process of procuring
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish