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 |
|---|---|
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| ploy | escapade |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |