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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| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| cue | the letter q |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| hardy | bold |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |