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 |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| residual | remainder |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |