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 |
|---|---|
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| indite | make up |