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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obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
dapperneat and trim in appearance
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
jocosegiven to joking : merry
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small