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
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
cursiverunning
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
anachronisman error in chronology
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad