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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| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |