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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| occident | west |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |