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 |
|---|---|
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| amend | to put right |
| growl | rumble |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |