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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functionalof, connected with, or being a function
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
vertebrateany 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
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
compulsionan act of compelling