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 |
|---|---|
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |