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 |
|---|---|
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| warrant | sanction |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |