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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| Word | Meaning |
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| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |