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 |
|---|---|
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| significant | having meaning |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |