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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| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| spoof | deceive |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| sentinel | sentry |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |